The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-07-14

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to cost, color or nationality. Oar 70 eign
people from most OF the countries Ut
Europe appreciate our Government, its
laws aud its IIberality and are disposed
to adopt our ways and customs aud are
legal and patriotic to the Union for which
due credit shou d be received in the
fu lest sense of the word. | have made
assertlo reg riding our advancement
aud may with propilrty ask what degree
of adva tcrment have We made and how
mas it been shown? | will enumeIate the
Industries in winch it has been PLAINLY
m anifested, and contrast their present
stages OF development with the beginning
of each. La rank, agri :urur. s5ould hr
considered first. Cultivation OF the SOL,
At the outhrrak of the Revolutionary
War, was carried on IN a very Limited
way, aud conf ed to "mparatively
narrow portion OF this country, extend
lug from Northern florida to the Prov.
me- OF New Brunswick. AS he tide of
emigraJIuu mo, ed westward. the agricu!
tural interest augment d. passing from
the heavy timhered rocky b 1t along the
Atlantic ov n the Appsl .chitn mountain
system TO tine broad. expansive valley of
the Mississippi. The frontier. with
thrilling ventures and dangers from
savage beasts and lurking redmen, fell
hack before the settlers all along the line
from the northern boundary to the south
cru. 1t proceeded onward over the
Rocky, Sierra Nevada aud Coast ranges
of mountains. until compelled to halt by
meeting the waters of the Pacific. The
Of h. aost nroual
from the days OF the wooden pillow and
spade to the wonderful machinery and
implements Of the present. the McCor.
mick seif-binder being an example. Man
ufacturing has advanced from few
feeble institutions in the Eastern States
to facilities for manufacturing almost
every kind of articles for which there is
any demand. Manufacturing should be
energetcaily fostered by the people of
the Pacific Coast utilizing the splendid
water power which to great extent re-
mans inactive. Nature undoubtedly de-
signed that our valuable rivers should be
used to forward manufacturing enter.
prises, as well as for irrigsting purposes.
The good people OF the Big Meadows
should have Touring mill on the Hum
otld but POOPtC VI Ib-hO 0Op4Su MN
on the rruesee, The vast water power
Of Spokane Falls, IN Washington Terri
tory, should be used to turn innumera-
ole spiudles to convert portion OF the
wool of Oregon, Montana aud Idaho INTO
beautiful fairies OF material with which
TO cIothe sur people With their own pro.
auction, Independent Of that which is
being supplied by the New Eugiand
States eud elsewhere. The mining III
dustry received its vital impetus by the
discovery of gold in California in the year
lS4S. From that date mining rapidly
began to develope. The excitement
spread like concentric waves upon the
surface of water. Mining wendell it's way
toward the East, as though ordained to
welcome the approach Of agriculture, the
TWO indus ries blending like beautiful
colors to make the Golden State of Cali.
fornia. with its valuable deposits of prec-
ious minerals, waving grain fields, scented
Dr.r"ge groves and thriving Vineyards.
American people are equal to any emer-
reucy in mn,ing. They began with the
rocker and pau, afterwards using suices
aud the sffsctual h ydraulc power on the
surface. Finally attantlon was turned
to quartz mining, both for silver and
gold, sending to the summit of the Rock
es and beyond thousands OF adventurous
many of whom are lying IN
lonely graves about the mountain sides
y here they gave up their precious DIVES
u q desperate struggle for " hat ia reality
nured 10 the benefit OF others. Their !
like that of many fallen sol |
Tier, is o'ergrown by the grass of time.
May all within and not within the hear. |
ng of my voice be ever kind and gener. !
rus to the prospectOr, disregarding his
alllngs. He certainlyis entitled to much |
respect aud credit. Quartz |
mining was very crude in the beginning.
nut machinery to facilitate its progress has |
improved until, 10 that pur.
Iuit, we lead the whole world. What | |
ave SAID respecting mining has been ac-
within less than forty years.
such unprecedented advancement is truly |
Our leading Industries should |
move on together hand 10 hand. through |
uccesslve decades of years, and undoubt. |
diy will as long as our present form of |
government 10 maintained. | firmly be- |
ieve that the strength OF our nation lies
n its resources and wealth, and 10 the in
and patriotism of it's people:
md | am proud to state thatin CONTROL. |
az our national affairs during the pros.
ierous life Of our young republic, no use
lss been found for crowned heads or
titled castles. I9T|ffF
Before closing will pay tribute Of
esDcct 10 tina memory Of the miiitorv |